AP Art History : Identifying artists, works, or schools of nineteenth-century architecture
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Example Question #3 : Nineteenth Century Architecture
The Prairie School of Architecture is strongly associated with the American region of __________.
New England
the West
the Midwest
the Southeast
the Midwest
The Prairie School of Architecture developed in the Midwest in the 1890s as a reaction against the then-popular neo-Classicalism and Beaux-Arts styles. Prairie School Architects sought an authentically American style of architecture that reflected American landscapes. The term, "Prairie School," came about as a comment on the way the broad, plain style of architecture reflected the prairies of the Midwest.
Example Question #141 : Architecture
Grand Central Terminal in New York City is representative of __________.
Bauhaus architecture
Neo-classical architecture
Prairie School Architecture
Beaux-Arts Architecture
Beaux-Arts Architecture
Beaux-arts architecture, named after France's national art school L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts, featured grand structures embellished with baroque details and ornamentation. The Grand Central Terminal in New York was built in 1871 and refurbished in 1913, placing its construction at the height of the Beaux-Arts movement. As such, the railroad station's bronze statuary, ornate grand hall, and finer details make it a key example of the style.
Example Question #3 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Nineteenth Century Architecture
The Palace of Westminster in London is a significant example of the architectural style known as __________.
Rococo
Georgian
Neo-Gothic
Baroque
Neo-Gothic
In 1834, the Houses of Parliament burned down in the middle of London, which created the need for a new building to house the government of Great Britain. With rising Victorianism, the commission to build the new House of Parliament went to Charles Barry, who was an early proponent of the Neo-Gothic style. The style hearkened back to the dominant architectural style of the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, which used grand features such as flying buttresses and ornate windows.
Example Question #4 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Nineteenth Century Architecture
Beaux-Arts architecture in the United States is defined by all of the following features EXCEPT __________.
a flat roof
wide use of statuary
a hierarchy of spaces
clean lines and shapes
use of Baroque motifs
clean lines and shapes
"Beaux-Arts" takes its name from the national art school in France, but describes a separate movement among architects in the United States from roughly 1880 to 1920. The movement was defined by a sweeping neoclassicism that used Baroque motifs, featured a hierarchy of spaces (making grand entryways more important than living areas), added ornate elements like statues and vaultings, and usually employed flat roofs on buildings. The Beaux-Arts style was surpassed by Modernist architecture that valued clean lines and functionality over design details.
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